by Andrea James | Nov 6, 2011 | Curiosity, Inspiration, Photos, Seattle, That's Life
My old alarm clock went off this morning before my mobile phone did. That’s odd, I thought as I scrambled over to shut the thing up. The dumb alarm clock — as in, not smart like my phone — is the backup alarm, the one that will faithfully and...
by Andrea James | Sep 22, 2011 | Inspiration, Photos, That's Life, Wall Street logic
It’s not easy being out in front. I first learned this when I did investigative reporting. Even though I knew my information was sound and that my story was true, I got a nervous feeling in my stomach the night before the newspaper published a scoop. Because I...
by Andrea James | Sep 11, 2011 | Lamentation, Photos, That's Life
I grew up in New Jersey on Monmouth Bay, near the Keyport docks, across from which the Twin Towers stood. When the attacks happened, I was in Washington, D.C., attending college. I’m mourning today. But, I’ll be flying. I’ve had this web site in some...
by Andrea James | Sep 9, 2011 | Photos, Seattle
How droll, I’m going to talk about our soggy weather. If you’re visiting from outside of Seattle, all you need to know is that it always rains here. Nothing else worth reading. No really, this blog post is super boring. . . . . Seattleites, shh, gather...
by Andrea James | Sep 8, 2011 | Communication, Curiosity, Photos, Seattle
Over at GeekWire today, Mónica Guzmán talks about how she bravely left behind her smart phone on her summer vacation. It’s well worth a read. One of her sentences, referring to her interactions with her husband, made me laugh out loud: It’s not reasonable to...
by Andrea James | Aug 29, 2011 | Life & technology tips, Photos, That's Life
I’m just back from a lovely holiday in Europe. My husband and I try to get out of the country at least once, if not twice, per year. This year, we attended a wedding in the Irish countryside, swam in...
